Performance Grading Index For Districts (PGI-D): The 1st ever report on PGI-D for the year 2018-19 and 2019-20 was released to grade schools in Indian districts. Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL under the ministry of education) Importance: Will help prioritise interventions in school education It grades districts in 10 grades e.g. Daksh (>90 […]
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Performance Grading Index For Districts (PGI-D)
Performance Grading Index For Districts (PGI-D): The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of Education (MoE) released the Centre’s first-ever Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2018-19 and 2019-20. In June, 2021, the Union Education Minister has approved the release of Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories. PGI-D […]
Report On India’s Gig Workforce : Niti Aayog
Report On India’s Gig Workforce : Niti Aayog NITI Aayog has recommended steps to provide social security for the country’s gig workforce, which is expected to grow to 2.35 crore by 2029-30. According to a study released by NITI Aayog, the number of gig workers is estimated to be 77 lakh in 2020-21. Key findings […]
Children And Adolescents In Need Of Education Support
Children And Adolescents In Need Of Education Support: The United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), released a report that indicates the number of crisis-impacted school-aged children requiring educational support has grown from an estimated 75 million in 2016 to 222 million. Highlights of the Report: The […]
Global Trends Report On Forced Displacement In 2021
Global Trends Report On Forced Displacement In 2021: The 2022 annual Global Trends Report was published by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). June 20 is designated as World Refugee Day by the United Nations. The theme for World Refugee Day 2022 is whoever, whatever, whenever. Everyone has got a right to seek safety. […]
Findings Of SIPRI Yearbook 2022
Findings Of SIPRI Yearbook 2022: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) launched the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2022. A key finding is that despite a marginal decrease in the number of nuclear warheads in 2021, nuclear arsenals are expected to grow over the coming decade. Russia and the USA together possess over 90 per […]
National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment 2021 (NeSDA 2021)
National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment 2021 (NeSDA 2021): The Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions released the second edition of the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment 2021 (NeSDA 2021). The NeSDA 2021 report has been prepared covering the assessment of States, Union Territories with a focus on Central Ministries on their effectiveness in […]
World Mental Health Report: WHO
World Mental Health Report: WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) released the World Mental Health Report. Highlights of the report: WHO has called for more action on addressing mental health issues worldwide, especially now that the ‘Covid-19’ pandemic has been cited as contributing to worsening mental health. Almost a billion people, 14% of whom were […]
Renewables 2022 Global Status Report (GSR 2022)
Renewables 2022 Global Status Report (GSR 2022): Recently the Renewables 2022 Global Status Report (GSR 2022) was released by REN21 (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century). REN21 is a global collective of renewable energy actors. It includes scientists, governments such as India’s, non-governmental organisations and members of the industry who collated data on […]
World Competitiveness Index 2022
World Competitiveness Index 2022: The annual World Competitiveness Index was released by the Institute for Management Development (IMD). IMD is a Swiss foundation, based in Switzerland, dedicated to the development of international business executives at each stage of their careers India has witnessed the sharpest rise among the Asian economies, with a six-position jump from […]
